We have been keen Fashionary fans at Irenebrination since Penter Yip founded the company in 2008, developing a wide range of functional stationery for people working in the fashion industry (classic diaries with Men and Womenswear templates; foldable sketch pads in various sizes, and notebooks developed in collaboration with fashion designers or issued in special editions just to mention a few of them…).
Last year the Fashionary team worked on an elegant book dedicated to footwear designers that will soon be followed by an even more ambitious project – the Fashionpedia.
Defined by the Fashionary family as "A visual fashion dictionary with extensive information and easy-to-read layout in a compact size. Mini, but mighty," the volume is divided in eight chapters.
Through its 336 pages, the volume analyses fashion history (via trends and world events, styles and silhouettes), includes an extensive apparel and details library (from outerwear to underwear, including information on necklines, collars, lapels, sleeves, cuffs and openings with names and illustrations – note: over 400 styles are included), looks at accessories (headwear, footwear, jewellery and even body piercing), introduces textiles (from fiber to yarn and fabric),takes readers through the manufacturing processes (development schedule, manufacturing terms, packaging and sourcing), examines the relationships between body and beauty (diagrams and terminology of body parts; styling and makeup procedures), and, last but not least, features information on more technical aspects such as measurements and fabric care instructions.
Characterised by a visually oriented layout and a practical format (the worst thing about fashion manuals is that you can't even try and lift some of them as they are extremely heavy and impractical…), the volume can be used for both brainstorming and reference, it is therefore ideal for all sorts of people working in the fashion industry, including fashion and costume designers, press officers, journalists, buyers, lecturers and students (but fashion fans can obviously benefit from it as well!).
The Fashionpedia offers the chance to easily acquire all the technical terms you need from various semantic fields, while the drawings, illustrations and info-graphics guarantee a faster and easier learning process (translators and interpreters working from their languages into English could be another category of people who may benefit from the book).
How to get a copy of "the ultimate fashion bible"? This is the last week of the Kickstarter campaign (on until 2nd April) and while the early-bird discount offer (first 200 backers) is gone, there's plenty of other packages you can join in to make your pledge and support the publication.
People who support the campaign now will be receiving the Fashionpedia in April; the book will then be available in retail stores and from Fashionary online around early May at USD 49.90 (note: it won't be selling until all the Kickstarter rewards will be shipped).
Every backer will also get a set of 12 editable flat drawing downloadable files that can be used as foundation templates for all designs with individual parts separated for easy editing.
The Fashionpedia is set to become a must in many libraries all over the world and will undoubtedly elevate the Fashionary to one of the main companies publishing clever books and materials for people working in the fashion and design industries.
Think you can't wait till April/May to get an entire fashion library at your fingertips? Kill time by visiting the Fashionary blog, Facebook or Instagram pages or just get creative by going on the Fashionary shop and buying the latest product, the Fashionary Watercolor Postcard Books (Womens figure/Mens figure).
A creative way to keep in touch with friends or simply have fun, the books feature 15 detachable watercolour postcards with figure templates and stamp and address lines on the back. You can instantly come up with your watercolour, markers and ink sketches and create very fashionable postcards wherever you are, especially while travelling or whenever you want to detach yourself from everything digital and use sketching as a therapy to reconnect with the real world.
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